my doctor hasn't phoned back about my meds?

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I phoned in for my local doctor about my side effects for Zarontin. I had been on Keppra which was pure evil and I noticed they share some of the same ingredients-why was I put on the medication then?! Anyway, she hasn't phoned back..I called yesterday and nothing. I want off this medication. What do I do?

I read your post but am confused a little. You did not post when you started taking meds or the dosage your were on. Or the length of time you were on those meds.

All meds have side effects period. That also includes over the counter meds. All medictions can counter other medications.

If you were having side effects from keppra you did not post which side effects they were nor did you post th length of time you were on it. Generally side effects last 2-3 weeks sometimes longer. A good neurologist will set up an appointment which would bring you to the office to see if there have been any problems and if the dosage needs adjuting. At that time adjustments can and are made. Did you go back to your doc and discuss this issue? Or did you call and tell him you want to get off keppra and tell him which medication you wanted to use? Most medications for epilepsy have many of the same ingredients. But the medications are created using different percentages and different fillers and other things. So just because it has the same things in it does not mean it will be the same as the other meds. Start looking at all the medications for epilepsy and you would see many of the same thngs in them. If you were to look at the side effects to those medications they would all match or be close to having the same side effects. Now if you look at many other meds you would also see some of hte same side effects. If you looked really hard you would also see that a medication to stop seizures can also cause them.

Now you posted you called your local doctor... Was he the person that diagnosed your epilepsy? Is he a specialist in epilepsy? Does he know all the medications available for seizure control? Does he know which medications are for the 40+ diferent types of seizures? My PCP knows the meds I take. He knows about epilepsy. He does know about several types of seizures. He is not a specialist and refers people with seizures to a specialist so they can get the best assistance they can. I lived in a small community and yes I did get my meds from my local doctor. I also know about dealys in geting information from him. I also know I was having problems from meds I had been taking for 30-35 years. In order to make sure I was treated correctly he set up an appointment with a sepcialsit in a hospital in Lobbock Tex. I lived in Artesia NM so I do know what local doctors can and should do.

Did you pick the medication you want to use? Or did the doctor pick it for you? If it was a doctor then that doctor has had patients on the medication and those patients have been doing good on it. Now I do know that some people can and have sidee effects. The number of people with those side effects is generally 5-8%, So if yo uare one of those 5-8% when you were taking Keppra do you think you will also be one of the 5-8% of the people who can't take this new medication?